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Olympic mettle has no gender
by Fair Game News
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:48am

By Katie Culver How can one not be inspired by the Olympics?! The 10 days of coverage I’ve watched remind me of my spirited Olympic dreams. As a young gymnast, I was rapt by Nadia Comaneci (the first perfect 10!) in 1980 and by Mary Lou Retton in 1...more

May-Treanor, Walsh Win Third Olympic Gold Medal
by Pretty Tough
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:48am

The XXX Summer Olympics is heading into the final stretch towards Sunday’s Closing Ceremony. But there’s still a lot of action to be found. For instance, we knew “The Star-Spangled Banner” would be played after the women’s b...more

2012 Olympic Women’s Wrestling Day 1 – Clarissa Chun Takes Bronze
by Wombat Sports
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:38am

Courtesy John Sachs/TheMat.com After coming up short in Beijing in 2008, Team USA’s Clarissa Chun is coming home with a medal around her neck. Chun won the bronze in the consolation round in the 48 kg division; having only lost to eventual silve...more

Water Polo: USA Women Will Play For Gold; Team USA Tops Australia 11-9 In OT To Advance To Final
by Pretty Tough
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:31am

For the third time in program history the U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team will play for an Olympic Gold Medal. Team USA topped Australia 11-9 in overtime to advance to the final on Thursday, August 9 at 8pm bst/3pm est/12pm pst. They will take ...more

Olympic Track and Field Day 7 Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:26am

Each day I’ll be doing a fairly extensive but “just the facts, ma’am” preview. For something a little more narrative, head on over to Flotrack. Some notes: names in gold, silver or bronze are the medal position predicted by Track ...more

Olympic Boxing – Shields Heads to Gold Medal Match; Esparza Takes Bronze
by Wombat Sports
posted August 8, 2012 at 8:39pm

Shields Courtesy AP Team USA’s Claressa Shields has been steamrolling through her competition; and is now one win away from being the USA’s first gold medalist in women’s boxing. Shields won a 29-15 decision over Marina Volnova ...more

USWNT: Record Crowd Expected at Wembley
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 8, 2012 at 5:22pm

The U.S. women will play Japan in the gold medal match tomorrow night at Wembley Stadium before a record crowd for a women's soccer match in the UK....more

Two close games in quarterfinals madness
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 8, 2012 at 2:37pm

1. The USA got things rolling today with a 91-48 whomping of Canada. It's their 39th consecutive win.Diana Taurasi lead four other players in double figures.Game quotes.Photo gallery.Dominant Team USA is playing hard and having fun.Sue Bird directs the te...more

Female Olympians fight back against shamers and haters
by Caitlin Constantine
posted August 8, 2012 at 1:29pm

The Olympics may have provided us with a global exhibition of some seriously retrograde ideas about athletes and femininity, but they have also provided us with something even more important, and that's the sight of female athletes fighting back....more

With Turkey record, Nevin Yanıt becomes fifth in 100m hurdles
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 8, 2012 at 6:18am

Turkey’s Nevin Yanıt finished fifth in the women's 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London on Tuesday. (Photo: AA)7 August 2012 / TODAYSZAMAN.COM,Turkish runner Nevin Yanıt finishe...more

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson makes Olympic scoring history
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 8, 2012 at 6:15am

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson waltzed into the history books on Tuesday. It just wasn't the mark she wanted to leave at the 2012 London Olympic Games. With a turnaround jumper in the fourth quarter of a win against China, the Australian set the all-time ...more

Olympic gold closer for Mary Kom and Katie Taylor
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted August 8, 2012 at 5:57am

When 83-year-old Barbara Buttrick took the microphone in the Excel Centre yesterday, the world tilted just a little. She told us how she’d fought about one thousand exhibition bouts against men in 1940s England because there weren’t any women ...more

Olympic Track and Field Day 6 Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 8, 2012 at 5:37am

Each day I’ll be doing a fairly extensive but “just the facts, ma’am” preview. For something a little more narrative, head on over to Flotrack. Some notes: names in gold, silver or bronze are the medal position predicted by Track ...more

Anum Bandey breaks Pak record in London
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 7, 2012 at 7:27pm

By Alam Zeb Safi  KARACHI: Pakistan’s England-born swimmer Anum Bandey on Saturday bettered her own national record when she clocked 5:34.64 in the opening heat of the 400m Individual Medley event of women’s swimming at London 2012 Olympi...more

Turkish runners book spots in semis
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 7, 2012 at 7:24pm

Turkey’s Nevin Yanıt will run in today’s women’s 100-meter hurdles semifinals at the London Olympic Games after winning her heats. Yanıt, who came to London after successfully defending her European title, ran in 12.70 to win her ...more

Olympic Women's 800 meter preview
by PeterGambaccini
posted August 7, 2012 at 6:45pm

By Peter Gambaccini...more

What they wrote about USA-Canada (Soccer)
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted August 7, 2012 at 3:41pm

Tweet Since I can’t come up with anything terribly profound to say after Monday’s women’s Olympic soccer epic between the U.S. and Canada, I’ll link here this morning to those who were there and had the daunting duty of putting to...more

Olympic 100 meter hurdles Preview
by carabyrd
posted August 7, 2012 at 11:51am

  As of right now, we do not know who will be in the 100 meter hurdle finals. The semi-finals will take a few hours earlier. The favorite is Australia’s Sally Pearson. Pearson is the reigning world champion and holds the fastest performance in...more

Olympics – What We Learned: U.S.-Canada – Sorry Canadians, But “Tuff S***”
by All White Kit
posted August 7, 2012 at 7:00am

  SamuelLJackson: “Don’t know enuf about Soccer refs to know, but TV dude says he’s never SEEN that call made! Wow….we ll… TUFF S***!” Yup, that’s what Samuel L. Jackson (indeed, that’s the same guy...more

Alex Morgan is a Beast – USWNT Moves on to Gold Medal Match
by Pretty Tough
posted August 7, 2012 at 6:50am

Nails were bitten to the quick. Voices hoarse from yelling. Heart palpitations no doubt sent soccer fans reaching for their chests.  The United States vs. Canada women’s soccer semifinal in Manchester, England on Monday was about as thrilling a...more

Olympic Day 5 Track and Field Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 7, 2012 at 6:33am

Each day I’ll be doing a fairly extensive but “just the facts, ma’am” preview. For something a little more narrative, head on over to Flotrack. Some notes: names in gold, silver or bronze are the medal position predicted by Track ...more

Olympic adventures: Event Days 2, 3 and 4
by LHiggs
posted August 7, 2012 at 5:54am

I finally have some downtime after a whirlwind of Olympic events. No one could accuse us of wasting our time here! Over the last few days we have seen rowing, the women's triathlon, the bronze medal men's singles and doubles badminton (which I finally kno...more

USWNT: Magic in Manchester
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 6, 2012 at 7:58pm

The U.S. Women move on to the gold medal match after an exhilarating semifinal game against Canada....more

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